dour
美音:
[´dauə
]英音:
[´dauə
]adj.不爱讲话的,阴沉的,顽强的,严厉的
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dour为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:dourness 副词:dourly 形容词比较级:dourer 最高级:dourest
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dour
/dʊə(r); dur/
adj stern; severe; gloomy-looking; joyless 严厉的; 严格的; 脸色阴沉的; 闷闷不乐的
*dour looks 抑郁的表情
* a dour silence 阴森森的寂静.
dour
adj
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Gaelic;Origin: dur, perhaps from Latin durus 'hard']
serious, never smiling, and unfriendly
a dour place is one that is plain and dull, and where people do not have any fun
>dourlyadv